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All right, here is the second part to last weeks post. If you read the whole post about microphones (I wont blame you if you didn’t…lots to read there) you know now how different types of microphones work and what they are best for. This week lets put some practical applications behind that.

In this post you will read about microphone placement and how it directly relates to church applications. So read up, enjoy, and use your new found knowledge your next Sunday on.

This post is from Stephen Proctor, who I consider to be my mentor even though I have never met the guy in person. I read his blog, follow his twitter and read everything he reads. He has inspired to me to be more passionate in my responsibility of ushering people into God’s presence through the visual elements.

Here is a link to a blog post and a video by Stephen on why visual worship is important.

It has been awhile since I posted last, my goal is to post at least one thing per week for each of the three main branches of the tech team: audio, projection and lighting. So I will make Monday: All About Audio, today’s topic: microphones.

What they do, the different types, their pickup patterns, etc.

Please follow the link to a very detailed write up on microphones. Now I know there is a lot of reading there, but it is very valuable stuff and your working knowledge will expand greatly.

With iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches becoming such a commonplace in today’s world we are always looking for new and easy ways to use them.

Here is a video from Brad Zimmerman that shows how we could use an iPad with a projector, a tool I think we will start using when people have powerpoints for their sermons. How simply would it be for the speaker to just swipe across the iPad sitting on the pulpit to get to his next point?

Now this article doesn’t have a lot of impact on what we do at Grace, but it is very well written in helping you understand how sound works. I can see a lot of the guys getting the concepts and facts stated in this article.